Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 73.0% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Doha, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 89.0% less for housing
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 81.0% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Doha
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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